Refilling prescriptions.
(1) A prescription may be refilled when permitted by state and federal law and only as authorized by the prescriber.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, a pharmacist may renew a prescription for a noncontrolled legend drug one time in a six-month period when an effort has been made to contact the prescriber and they are not available for authorization under the following conditions:
(a) The amount dispensed is the quantity on the most recent fill or a thirty-day supply, whichever is less;
(b) The refill is requested by the patient or the patients agent;
(c) The patient has a chronic medical condition;
(d) No changes have been made to the prescription; and
(e) The pharmacist communicates the renewal to the prescriber within one business day.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
18.64.005,
18.64.080,
18.130.075,
18.64.043,
18.64.044,
18.64.045,
18.64.046,
18.64.370,
18.64.460,
69.50.310,
18.64.011,
18.64.245,
18.64.470,
18.64.255,
18.64.205,
18.64.253,
18.64.410,
18.64.500,
18.64.590. WSR 20-12-072, ยง 246-945-330, filed 6/1/20, effective 7/1/20.]